VIRUSMYTH HOMEPAGE


THE DRUG-AIDS HYPOTHESIS

Peter Duesberg and David Rasnick



Acknowledgements:

We thank Fred Cline, Harry Haverkos, Phil Johnson, Serge Lang, Russell Schoch and Richard Strohman for information and advice, and Siggi Duesberg for review and preparation of the manuscript. This investigation was supported in part by the Council for Tobacco Research, USA, and private donations from Robert Leppo, San Francisco, Tom Boulger, Los Angeles, Carol J. Wilhelmy, San Mateo, the participants of the Anthony Robbins Life Mastery University 1995 and 1996, Robbins Research International, San Diego, and a foundation that prefers to remain anonymous.

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